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Summary.
Number of houses inspected 358
Number of houses in which a result was obtained from test—
(chemical) applied to drains 9
Number of houses in which other nuisances were found to
exist 279
Number of houses in which no nuisances were found to exist 79
Nature of all Nuisances found and, dealt with under the Housing,
Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, or the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891.
Dirty premises (walls, ceilings, etc.) 171
Defective roofs, gutters, and rain-water pipes, etc. 66
Defective yard pavings 87
Defective flushing apparatus in w.cs. 11
W.C. pans foul 4
Drinking water taps defective 7
Drains stopped 10
Floors, windows, doors, and sash-cords defective 35
No dust bins (or dust bins defective or dilapidated) 18
Damp premises 70
Overcrowding 5
Defective w.cs 7
Defective drains 9
Defective or deficient vent or soil pipes 5
Defective sink wastes (or not under-trapped) 42
Defective manhole covers —
Animals improperly kept 1
Cisterns uncovered or improperly covered 1
Improper water supplies (not from main direct, etc.) 3
Forecourts insufficiently paved, or unpaved 11
W.Cs. insufficiently lighted and ventilated —
Want of ventilation under floors 24
Want of proper dung receptacles —
Underground rooms illegally occupied —
Accumulations of manure 1
Defective traps and stopped gullies 4
Sinks connected direct to drains 15
Mica valves defective 6
Light and air spaces limited 58
Dilapidated Premises 23
Sundry minor defects, viz.: Defective fire-places (5), Sash
cords broken (25), Coppers defective (8) 38
Total 732